Recruit & Hire Undergraduate Business Students
Find the Next Generation of Business Leaders at Wisconsin
We’re here to help your organization achieve your recruiting goals. Our industry-focused employer engagement team provides custom one-on-one assistance to help you identify and hire high-performing, team-focused, professional Business Badgers.
Brett Jones
Bryan Zaramba
Michael Quesnell
Amanda M Eannelli
Handshake—Your Gateway to Recruiting
Post jobs or internships
Connect to UW–Madison students with Handshake, a recruiting platform used by over 200,000 employers across the country. Post jobs or internships, register for career fairs, schedule on-campus interviews, and more. Creating an account is free and only takes a few minutes
Interview Our Students
We take care of logistics to ensure you have a great recruiting experience
Our Career Engagement Studio offers 10 interview rooms to help you connect directly with potential talent. Interviews are held at 3290 Grainger Hall, 975 University Ave, Madison, WI 53706.
Check-in begins at 7:45 a.m. Upon arrival, we will provide a packet containing the interview schedule and student résumés.
Virtual Interviews
Virtual interview options are also available. We encourage you to schedule virtual interviews in Handshake, which allows us to make our interview rooms available to students during your scheduled virtual interview day.
Scheduling
You are encouraged to schedule second-round interviews on Fridays, with first-round interviews scheduled for the remaining days of the week. Interview schedules are customizable but typically consist of 30 minute time slots with a 30 minute morning and afternoon break and an hour lunch break.
Parking
Limited parking is available on a by-request basis. If you require parking on campus for your visit, please request at least three weeks in advance.
Refreshments
The Capital Café is conveniently located on the first floor of Grainger Hall. Upon arrival, company representatives will receive a guest pass for complimentary beverage or snacks at our 1st floor Café. Lunch breaks are typically built into your interview schedule between 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. unless you request otherwise.
Career Engagement Studio
Use our flexible space for networking events, coffee chats, workshops, presentations, and other engagements with students. Work with your industry lead to customize an engagement strategy in our unique space.
Career Fairs
Connect with more than 3,000 students seeking full-time and internship positions
Build your campus visibility and connect with UW–Madison students interested in business careers. UW–Madison hosts two all-campus career and internship fairs each year, in September and February.
Additionally, several academic departments within the Wisconsin School of Business host their own career fairs. Real estate, risk management and insurance, accounting, and supply chain are examples.
Job & Internships Offers
Offer schedule
| Semester | Offers | Date |
| Summer internships & programs | Full-time conversion offers resulting from previous summer internships + internship offers resulting from summer activities such as leadership conferences | November 1, or two weeks after the offer is made, whichever comes later |
| Fall interviews | Full-time or internship offers | November 1, or two weeks after offer is made, whichever comes later |
| Spring interviews for Summer 2023 | Full-time or internship offers | Provide at least two weeks after offer is made |
| Spring interviews for Summer 2024 | Internship offers | April 15th, 2023, or two weeks, whichever comes later |
General guidelines
- Firms electing to operate on timelines with earlier acceptance deadlines should understand that this carries an increased risk of students reneging on offers.
- For Summer 2024 Internship Offers, our Career Engagement Team will not be penalizing or disciplining students who renege on offers that do not follow the April 15th or two week guideline.
- Students may always accept offers prior to stated deadlines if they choose to do so.
Raise Your Visibility on Campus
Build brand recognition on campus and connect with undergraduate business students. Contact your industry lead to discuss engagement opportunities in more detail.
Engagement opportunities
- Host presentations, coffee chats, and networking events
- Collaborate on experiential learning opportunities, such as case competitions, case studies, and site visits
- Build and market a job shadow experience
- Create an internship program
- Connect with 45+ business-focused student organizations
- Support career exploration, development, and preparation programming
Employer Partnership Program
Collaborate on a custom strategy that delivers return on investment, aligns with your organization’s recruiting goals, and builds critical relationships within our school.
Partnership benefits include:
- Access to recruiting and educational activities in our Career Engagement Studio
- Invitation to participate in our fall and spring employer advisory board meetings
- Invitation to participate in large-scale career preparation event
- Preferential table location and/or recognition at WSB career and internship fair events
- Priority access to scheduling on-campus interviews and events
Choose your partnership pathway:
WSB Strategic and Custom Engagements – $40,000+
Establish your organization as a flagship partner for the Wisconsin School of Business, with connections to School Leadership, faculty and academic departments. Work with leadership to establish signature student experiences.
Undergraduate Program Strategic & Custom Engagements – $20,000+
Establish your organization as a key partner for the WSB Undergraduate Program, with connections to Career Forward programming, student life and other key undergraduate partners.
Faculty Connections & Experiential Engagement – $10,000
Create featured engagement opportunities to connect your organization with students via experiential learning and partnership with our Career Forward program, academic departments, and centers.
Career Engagement & Industry Prioritization – $5,000
Further your recruiting reach with strategic connections to the Career Engagement Team, and position your organization as a priority partner within your industry.
Brand Awareness & Exposure – $2,500
Make your company and opportunities visible to our students and provide opportunities to support student career preparation and build your recruiting pipeline.
HIDDEN SECTION
Employment database
The undergraduate business and MAcc employment outcomes database allows you to view full-time and internship outcomes by majors, and sort by employer, job title, city, state, internship, and full-time positions. Salaries are not included.
Salary Database
This Wisconsin undergraduate salary outcomes database allows you to create and download custom salary reports. These reports show our full-time and internship employment outcomes by major, region, industry, job function, and job title, including salaries, averages, and bonuses.
Top Destination Metro Areas for Graduates
Midwest: Chicago, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Madison, Milwaukee
Northeast: New York City, Boston
West: San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle
Southwest: Denver, Austin
Andrew Quinn, BBA ’11
Co-Founder and CFO/COO at PathWell Health | Finance, Accounting, and Economics
Ash Gupta, BBA ’10
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Galaxy Capital Partners
Cynthia Chu, BBA ’99
CFO and Growth Officer at Audible | Finance + Marketing
Diana Xiong, BBA ’20
Account Strategist at Google | Marketing
Jake Wood, BBA ’05
Founder and Executive Chairman at Team Rubicon and Founder and CEO at Groundswell | Real EstateJennifer Olson, BBA ’95, MBA ’97
SVP/Chief Operating Officer at Children’s Minnesota | Finance
Jim Wuthrich, BBA ’86
President of Content Distribution at Warner Media | Marketing
Joe Simler, BBA ’08
Senior Manager, Corporate Sponsorships at Dallas Cowboys | Marketing
Jon Fasoli, BBA ’09
Vice President, Small Business and Self-Employed Segment Leader at Intuit
Joseline Nyinawabera, BBA ’13, MBA ’22
Founder at BlkBld & Co. | Marketing and Human Resources
Katie Bergen, BBA ’09
Senior Director, Investor Relations and Capital Strategies at EverWest Real Estate Investors | Real Estate and Urban Land Economics; Finance, Investment and Banking
Nolan Cunningham, BBA ’17
Sr. Process and Controls Analyst at HomeServices of America | Management and Marketing
Reena Vokoun, BBA ’98
Founder and CEO at Passion Fit | Marketing + Management
Rodney Lynk Jr., BBA ’09
Chief Academic Officer at Milwaukee Excellence Charter School | Finance Investment Banking and Risk Management Insurance
Ryan Oremus, BBA ’97
Sr. Vice President of Finance at Boston Red Sox | Accounting and Finance
Shawn Michels, BBA ’18
Founder and CEO at Steady Shot, LLC | Accounting
Sidney Ullrich, BBA ’18
Associate Category Manager at Walgreens | Marketing and Operations and Technology Management
Full-Time Position Acceptances and Average Salaries by Industry (2020-2021)
| Full-time positions acceptances | Average salaries | |
| Accounting and Business Services | 49 | $61,977 |
| Communications and Media | 29 | $45,297 |
| Consulting | 37 | $70,916 |
| Consumer Packaged Goods | 39 | $60,838 |
| Financial Services | 105 | $69,054 |
| Government, Nonprofit, and Education | 10 | $27,810 |
| Health Care | 25 | $61,266 |
| Industrials and Manufacturing | 36 | $54,171 |
| Insurance | 54 | $61,000 |
| Real Estate/Urban Planning | 77 | $62,124 |
| Retail/Merchandising | 33 | $55,181 |
| Sports, Entertainment, and Hospitality* | 4 | – |
| Technology | 44 | $57,338 |
| Transportation and Logistics | 3 | – |
Internship Salary (2020-2021)
| Accounting and Business Services | $3,969 |
| Communication Services and Media | $2,707 |
| Consulting | $4,329 |
| Consumer Packaged Goods | $3,115 |
| Financial Services | $4,185 |
| Government, Nonprofit, and Education | $1,764 |
| Health Care | $3,188 |
| Industrials and Manufacturing | $2,969 |
| Insurance | $3,493 |
| Real Estate/Urban Planning | $2,897 |
| Retail/Merchandising | $2,775 |
| Sports, Entertainment, and Hospitality* | $1,652 |
| Technology | $3,552 |
| Transportation and Logistics | $3,084 |